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Clare vs Pierrepont vs Cold Brook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clare has the most affordable homes ($88k median).
Pierrepont has the most people working from home (4.4%).
Cold Brook has the most renters (28.9% rent).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Clare | Pierrepont | Cold Brook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 80Lowest |
2,521Highest |
164 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.5% NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 37.5±12.2Lowest 6% below NY |
42.4±4.7Highest 7% above NY |
41.3±6.5 4% above NY |
| Pierrepont and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.3%±37Highest NY: 20.5% |
23%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±17.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Clare and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±30.7 NY: 17.9% |
23.3%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.9%±20.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Pierrepont and Clare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 7.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±24.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.8%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±8.7 NY: 7% |
| Pierrepont and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $92,500±$19kLowest 8% above NY |
$104,444±$51kHighest 21% above NY |
| Cold Brook and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $87,500±$48kLowest 79% below NY |
$131,300±$26k 69% below NY |
$150,000±$62kHighest 65% below NY |
| Cold Brook and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$290 31% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,531Lowest 77% below NY |
$2,898Highest 56% below NY |
$2,115 68% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
13.9%±41.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Pierrepont and Clare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 38.8%Highest NY: 14% |
4.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
11% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% NY: 54.3% |
91.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
| Work from home | 0%±45.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
4%±4.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Pierrepont and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.